Become a teacher with MusicTeachers.co.uk

Get more students.: We make sure you receive a steady stream of enquiries from new students.
Simple administration.: We provide tools to help you deliver a fantastic service with planning, fee collection, notifications and more.
Support whenever you need it.: Rapid, human support from a team of experienced musicians and music educators.

Already started?

How to get started on MusicTeachers.co.uk

Complete application form: Fill in your personal details, tell us about yourself and your teaching practice to apply.
Safeguarding checks: Upload your disclosure certificate (or apply for one through us), verify your ID and nominate two referees.
Build your profile: Create your profile using text, images and video. Customize your prices and other settings.
Your profile is published: You're all set! There’s plenty of support, even optional live training sessions to help you get started.

We should have high expectations of each other

You should expect nothing less than a fantastic service from us. We have high expectations of you as well! We want to build a platform which celebrates a quality experience for all who use it.

Most likely you will:

Have a minimum of a bachelor's degree in a music specialism
Be an established or aspiring music professional
Have experience as a private music teacher

That said, we recognise that music is a broad church. We’re open to the fact that you may have equivalent skills and experience acquired outside of the graduate route - whether that’s holding an LRSM or leading J’ouvert at carnival.

How does MusicTeachers.co.uk work for you?

Getting enquiries from students: We’ll serve your profile to the thousands of prospective students who visit us every day. We invest in you to make sure your profile generates enquiries.
Communication system: Manage your enquiries from the inbox of your account. No need to share your personal email or phone number.
Smart booking system: Simply enter the lessons you want to teach into the calendar. The system will take care of everything from lesson reminders to creating instalment plans for your students.
Online Classroom: Working online? Our Online Classroom features tools like a metronome, a piano, a recording system and 'top-notch' audio performance as part of the service.
What about payments?: You’ll be paid in one simple payment for all the lessons you teach within a month, direct to your bank account and you’ll always be paid the fee you choose. Students pay your fee, together with a platform fee.

How much does MusicTeachers.co.uk charge in platform fees?

To keep the platform safe, invest in you, and ensure a high level of service, we charge platform fees. Platform fees vary depending on the type of lesson and the choices made by the student. The lowest platform fee is 10% and the highest is 33%. In 2022, the average platform fee was 18.9%.

Of the fees collected by the platform in 2022

81.1% were teacher fees
18.9% were platform fees

Whilst platform fees vary for different services and products, the average platform fee in 2022 was 18.9%.

Lower platform fees on longer commitments

The platform fee is highest on single lessons and lowest on larger blocks of lessons. We built the system this way because we want students to think about learning music for the long term. So it follows that we incentivise this commitment with a lower platform fee and therefore a lower price. To ensure that all blocks are affordable, we offer instalment plans at no extra cost.

Lower platform fees for higher membership levels

The more hours you teach through the platform, the lower the platform fee will be. You’ll start on a Basic membership level where the lowest possible platform fee is 16.67% and then gradually advance through Bronze, Silver, Gold and finally Platinum where the lowest possible fee is 10%.

How do platform fees bring value back to the teachers?

What are platform fees spent on?

Marketing
Customer service
IT development
Office, Accounting and legal.

Whilst platform fees vary for different services and products, the average platform fee in 2022 was 18.9%.

Investment in marketing

The biggest expense covered by the platform fees is marketing. This covers everything from paid advertisements, presenting the platform to students near you, to investment in keeping MusicTeachers.co.uk high up in Google searches.

A team of musicians and music educators at your service

Whenever you or your students need support, we're here to help. We’re open 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday by email, chat function on the website and telephone. Most likely you'll receive a welcome call soon after you apply and every registration will be individually assessed by one of our team. Once you're published, the support doesn't end there. We're here to help anytime you need, including specially trained staff should you ever need to raise a safeguarding concern. You can read more about our team in the About us section.

Ongoing development based on feedback

MusicTeachers.co.uk is a platform custom built for music education and we strive to constantly develop and improve it to best fit the needs of the many teachers who use it. We have IT developers in-house who are dedicated to just that. So if you have feedback that could help us improve the system, please don't hesitate to share it with us.